Nicopolis ad Istrum and Nicopolis in Epirus are the cities most frequently encountered in provincial bronze coinage, but this piece comes from the Achaean Nicopolis — founded by Augustus on the site of his camp before the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, a city whose very existence was a monument to his victory over Antony and Cleopatra. Provincial issues from this mint under Marcus Aurelius are sparsely attested, making die linkage studies across surviving examples genuinely difficult.
Nicopolis ad Istrum and Nicopolis in Epirus are the cities most frequently encountered in provincial bronze coinage, but this piece comes from the Achaean Nicopolis — founded by Augustus on the site of his camp before the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, a city whose very existence was a monument to his victory over Antony and Cleopatra. Provincial issues from this mint under Marcus Aurelius are sparsely attested, making die linkage studies across surviving examples genuinely difficult.